Choice: Maintaining What we Have
We need $260 million more annually to maintain what we have and make improvements.
Maintaining livablity will require increases to all current sources of funding plus a Transportation Improvement Fee that vehicle owners will pay annually.
Levels of Transportation Investment
| Transit Service |
- 160 new buses resulting in 10 per cent increase in service
- More frequent service on key corridors
- More capacity on West Coast Express trains
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| Rapid Transit |
- Expo Line station improvements and capacity upgrades
- Total of 100 new SkyTrain cars
- Replacement or major overhaul of original Mark I SkyTrain cars
- Expanding and upgrading Operations, Maintenance and Emergency facilities
- No new rapid transit lines
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| Roads and Bridges |
- $55 million/year for road improvement projects
- Status quo funding for road maintenance
- $12 million for bridge rehabilitation (Knight Street, Pattullo, Westham Island Bridges)
- New Pattullo Bridge (tolled)
- $7 million for transit priority and safety on the roads
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| Cycling |
- Annual cycling program increased by 66% to $10 million
- Increased funding for: Municipal cycling initiatives, New commuter greenways and upgrades to part of BC Parkway, & Safety and access improvements
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| Customer Information and Safety |
- Implementation of improved wayfinding and signage
- Improvements to communications technology on buses and trains
- Accessibility improvements to TransLink facilities
- Smartcard and gating system implemented
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